When I think about the holiday season, I think “calm before the storm.” That’s because in my profession, once mid-December hits, we’re scrambling to handle EOY matters. My profession is pretty “calendar-driven.” For “normal”...
Holiday creep. It’s real. Here we are in early November, and it feels like Christmas decorations and other holiday chicanery have already been upon us. Northeast States retailers are buckling in for what looks to be a rough shopping season, given current economic...
I’m always a little surprised (but mostly not) by the number of responses to these weekly writings from Northeast States business owners like you. Here’s a little insight into why I do this… an inside scoop. I’m certainly not a marketing expert, but I’ve...
Everybody keeps saying we’re slowly leaving the pandemic behind – and for businesses, that means that pandemic tax relief is disappearing, too. And while we don’t do taxes here, we do want to talk about things related to the operation of your business. In this case:...
Ever finished a meeting and thought That could have been an email? Yeah, I get that. Work meetings are one of those necessary evils that too often end up being time wasters rather than savers.But you can’t simply wave a magic wand and eliminate them (though, in...
